The beautiful colonial city of Merida.One of Fernando Castro Pacheco's murals housed in the Palacio de Gobierno. Twenty-five years in the making, they depict the history of the Maya and their interaction with the Spanish.A henequen harvest is laid out to dry - these will be sisal fibers.Famous Uxmal Mayan ruins.More Puuc hills region Mayan ruins.Lol-Tun (stone flower in Maya) is the most impressive cave system in the Yucatan.Nachi Cocom was the last great ruler of the Cocom Maya lineage here in Sotuta.One of the first monasteries in the Western Hemisphere; built from the stones of the destroyed Mayan temple, the Ppapp-Hol-Chac pyramid in Izamal.In the evening, Izamal has the BEST tacos in Mexico. No, really!The Santuario de la Virgen de Izamal is lit up at night.Entering the spectacular Mumondzonot cenote. There are literally hundreds of cenotes here to be "discovered".The main pyramid at the famous Chichén-Iztá Mayan ruins.In the shadow of the pyramid.A shaft of sunlight keeps the tree roots company on their long journey down to the water in Samulá cenote.Zací cenote is right in the heart of Valladolid.The cathedral in Valladolid.
